October 23, 2013

Frank Lima (1939-2013)

Everything means something as the “countdown to the unknown” (Alan Greenspans’ phrase) continues for example tonight’s the fight between Felix Trinidad and Oscar de la Hoya and we’re driving to the republic of Flushing with Stacey up front and a black star in the back seat to watch it with our host the poet Frank Lima who was an assistant chef at the Kennedy White House and will serve longevity noodles on paper plates you make a left at Dunkin’ Donuts on 137th Street then a right on 35 Avenue and you’re there I hear Bob Holman is coming will he bring Elizabeth Murray I wonder so why don’t I phone him and find out it’s ringing he answers “poetry” I say “this is prose” and we resolve to duke it out on pay-per-view tonight yes she is coming I just saw her cover for a book of poems by Lee Ann Brown called Polyverse and want to see more and I will bring this poem and ask everyone if it’s true

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Everything means something as the “countdown to the unknown” (Alan Greenspans’ phrase) continues for example tonight’s the fight between Felix Trinidad and Oscar de la Hoya and we’re driving to the republic of Flushing with Stacey up front and a black star in the back seat to watch it with our host the poet Frank Lima who was an assistant chef at the Kennedy White House and will serve longevity noodles on paper plates you make a left at Dunkin’ Donuts on 137th Street then a right on 35 Avenue and you’re there I hear Bob Holman is coming will he bring Elizabeth Murray I wonder so why don’t I phone him and find out it’s ringing he answers “poetry” I say “this is prose” and we resolve to duke it out on pay-per-view tonight yes she is coming I just saw her cover for a book of poems by Lee Ann Brown called Polyverse and want to see more and I will bring this poem and ask everyone if it’s true